1946
Well, old Gus has gotten himself into the soup again; frankly, I can't think of a tougher job than to try to live up to Reg Pierce's fabulous five years as Class Secretary and ALUMNI MAGAZINE class column editor. Anyway, if all the group who told me they would "keep in touch" will do so, it will sure help considerably take note Ted Fajen. Reg Pierce, Frank Ettari, Jack Marlette, Dick Scharrer, Jack Whitman, Bob Kimball, Spence Smith, Fred Wilmot, Gene Bokor and others. Let me hear from you and what '46s you are seeing.
It would be a gross understatement to say that our Tenth Reunion was terrific. Everyone connected with it did an outstanding job and hats off to all of them. Again thanks to Reg and Nancy Pierce for five great years of leadership and I am delighted that Reg has consented to continue as Class Chairman. We thought his write-up of the reunion was "the most."
POST REUNION TIDBITS: The list of new class officers omitted Frank Ettari as Fifteenth Reunion co-chairman —we know he will do a good j0b.... Dave Weld looked like a "real pro" with a different "alligator" each day. Several weeks before the reunion Dave got five other former Big Green golfers together and played the Dartmouth varsity an 18-hole match in Hanover — need I say "HoseNose" led the alumni to victory....CharlieVaniman, the erstwhile bachelor Ford peddler from Trotwood, O. (greater Dayton), fell in love with Hanover all over again and spent several days at the Inn after the reunion.
'46s IN THE NEWS: Dr. Guy Van Syckle has been appointed Director of Radiology at Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Conn. "Sy" has been assistant radiologist at Grace — New Haven Hospital and instructor at Yale Medical School. He is living with his wife and two children in Meriden... .Ted Thayer, MD has recently been certified by the American Board of Surgery and is conducting a general surgical practice at 68 Church Green in Taunton, Mass. Ted has had a couple of articles published in the past year in both The New England Journal of Medicine and AMA Journal; he married the former Nancy Bowman of Marlboro and they have one son and reside at 30 Dean St., Taunton.... William "Dusty" De Stefano got his Master's in Education at Harvard in June.. .. Chuck Denneen has been named manager of the personnel department of the Royal-Liverpool Insurance Group Companies, New York City; he has been with that firm since 1952. . . .Up in Barre, Vt., Dick Wilson has joined the Rock of Ages Granite people in a sales position. He had been with the C. W. Averill Co. since 1948; Dick is a past president of the Barre Merchant's Bureau and is also an Alderman. The Wilsons and their three children are living at 31 King St., Barre, Vt. ...From Caldwell, N. J., comes news of Bob Norris, recently featured in an article in The Caldwell Progress concerning the Norris family and their operation of the H. E. Schanz Hardware Store. Bob's dad has run this firm for many, many years and Bob joined him in 1948. The article also describes Bob's outstanding Naval record during WW II. You can address him at 340 Bloomfield Ave., Caldwell, N. J... . Larry Jaffe has been appointed a vice president of Erwin, Wasey and Company, a New York City advertising agency. Larry was formerly with McCann-Erickson until he joined his present company in March of 1955. Larry resides in East Chester, N. Y Our esteemed former class treasurer, Charlie Duncan, received quite a bit of publicity several months ago when he acted as counsel for the defense in the trial of the well-known Communist leader, James E. Jackson Jr. Charlie, as would be expected, has distinguished himself in law work in New York and Washington, and at present is engaged in private practice with Reeves, Duncan and Robinson in Washington. He has been admitted to practice before the U. S. Supreme Court and has been active in various civic affairs; he participated actively in the NAACP and in preparing briefs in the School Segregation cases. In addition to all the above Charlie is a part time member of the faculty at Howard University Law School. As you can see our boy Charlie is fast achieving the success that we all knew he would attain. His father, Todd Duncan, the famous singer, was in the U. S. troupe of opera singers that recently toured the USSR.
NEWS FROM THE DAYTON AREA: Barrister Dick Scharrer and wife Jean announce the arrival of another future Dartmouth "Tim" born several months ago. Dick showed Jean and Al and me the high spots in Montreal on the way home from Hanover. He sure was in his g10ry.... John Steele, "the Building Supply King" (Hilltop Building Materials, Inc.), has moved back to Cincinnati now that the Dayton branch is well established John Gogle is an accountant here in Dayton for Battelle and Battelle and was recently made a member of the American Institute for Accountants.. .. We see George Welch and wife Marge here occasionally. He is a Westinghouse representative in the Dayton area. . .. Two ex-Green basketball players were visitors at the Gillaughs recently. Andy Carstensen '45 is a manufacturers representative out of Cleveland and peddles down this way. Joe Vancisen '44, who has just been named head basketball coach at Yale, stopped through with wife Lizan and two little Vans on their way from Minnesota to New Haven. Joe has been assisting Ozzie Cowles at Univ. of Minn, for the past seven years.
Reg Pierce reports from the big city: Andyand June Murtha are leaving for six weeks in Europe on the "Queen Elizabeth." The Murthas entertained the reunion committee at their home in July. ...Jim and DorothyFelter announce a baby girl, ten pounds plus, on June 10. Her name is Louise and she was born in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. I guess they grow them big over there.... Bill Hart is with A. O. Smith Corp. in New York.... Reg says he saw Rick Shambroom carrying his Dartmouth clarinet case on the BMT. Have you found that girl yet, Rick? ... Art Harrison is living out on Long Island with wife Shirley and kids.
That's about all for now but in closing we would like to extend a big vote of thanks to Jack Whitman and his many assistant class agents for their terrific job on the Alumni Fund drive.
"Old New England Life" Gus would like to hear from you all — see you next month.
Secretary, 522 Shafor, Dayton, Ohio
Treasurer, 344 Vose Ave., South Orange, N. J.
